F-35C targeting system guides weapon to moving target
CF-8, Flt 256, Col Scott "Nova" Cain, WDA-319, Ext GBU-12, Sta 9, 23K, 0.9M, China Lake, Ca., 29 March 2017...
Year: 2017
Successful sea trials for Australian MATV
Damen Shipyards Group has announced the successful completion of sea trials of the Multi-role Aviation Training Vessel (MATV) MV Sycamore....
Inert nuclear gravity bomb passes first F-16 flight test
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- An Air Force F-16 aircraft released an inert B61 nuclear bomb in a test...
Future USS Gerald R. Ford completes successful builder’s sea trials, begins preparations for acceptance trials
NORFOLK (April 14, 2017) NORFOLK (April 14, 2017) The aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)...
F-35 deploys to Europe for the first time
An F-35A Lightning II from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, lands at Royal Air Force...
Fincantieri: bow section of the LSS logistic support unit ‘Vulcano’ launched in Castellammare
Trieste, April 10, 2017 – The launching ceremony of the bow section of the LSS logistic support unit “Vulcano”, took...
U.S. Air Force Authorizes Extended Service Life for F-16
Lockheed Martin, Fort Worth, TX, Photo by Neal ChapmanF-16 block 50 full scale durability testCustomer: Richard LukeLocation: Building 7 New...
U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin Demonstrate Manned/Unmanned Teaming
PALMDALE, Calif., April 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Skunk Works®, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), U.S. Air...
Gripen completes test flights with 100% biofuel
Gripen has for the first time undergone a series of test flights with 100% biofuel. This demonstrates that the aircraft...
Sikorsky PZL M28 twin turboprop airplane arrives in Rio de Janeiro for LAAD 2017
Aircraft arrives in Rio following strong interest by commercial operators in Trinidad & Tobago and mission demonstration flights to the...
China to open first drone factory in Saudi Arabia
CH-4 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Saudi Arabia has granted permission for a Chinese firm to set up the Middle East's...
Lebanese student conducts first ‘in seat’ A-29 flight
A Lebanese A-29 Super Tucano student pilot from the 81st Fighter Squadron, conducts the first ‘in-seat’ training sortie MOODY AIR...
Dassault Rafale: towards standard F4
Dassault Rafale Saint-Cloud, 22 March 2017 – On 20 March 2017, the French Minister for Defense, Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian,...
Eight Damen Interceptors for Panama
Ultra-fast vessels to be part of anti-drug trafficking operations in Caribbean The National Air and Naval Service of Panama (Servicio...
VSTEP and Damen sign cooperation agreement for Royal Bahamas Defence Force project
A recent cooperation agreement between Damen and VSTEP has been established for the delivery of a NAUTIS Full Mission Bridge...
Additional FCS 3307 Patrol vessel ordered by Nigeria
Damen FCS 3307 Patrol Guardian 3 Just over a year after it took delivery of the second of two FCS...
Updated JASSM completes important Lockheed Martin flight tests
ORLANDO, Fla., March 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) completed two product verification...
A-29s arrive at Kabul in time for fighting season
Four A-29 Super Tucanos arrive in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 20, 2017, before the beginning of the 2017 fighting season. The...
USAF invites industry for light attack platform experiment
A Colombian Air Force A-29B Super Tucano flies alongside two U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 75th Fighter...
Saab receives order for RBS 70 from Brazilian Army
Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract on deliveries of the RBS 70 VSHORAD (very short range air...